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Cat’s Cry Syndrome: Features and Modification | Genetics

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Diagnostic Features of Cat's Cry Syndrome 2. Modification of Cat's Cry Syndrome 3. Findings. Diagnostic Features of Cat's Cry Syndrome: Some of the following features are not absolute in occurrence, and in that case values in the parentheses are the frequency of occurrence: i) The name of this syndrome refers to the [...]

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Biology Notes on Edward Syndrome | Genetics

The below mentioned article provides notes on Edward syndrome. Aneuploidy for the autosome in man often produces both physical and mental defects. One well-known condition of 18-trisomy or E- trisomy is a clinical syndrome and the child generally dies before birth. In 1980, Edward and Patau simultaneously discovered a new syndrome associated with the presence of an extra group E [...]

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8 Main Criticisms for Lyon’s Hypothesis | Genetics

The following points highlight the eight main criticisms for Lyon’s hypothesis. Criticism # 1. That XO, XXX, XY, XX etc. individu­al differ among themselves suggesting that the entire X chromosome is not genetically inac­tive. If it were so, an XX and XXX female would have had no difference at all. From various chemical stigmata it seems that a part of [...]

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